Chapter 121: Count of Doom
Anyway, no one will come up to the earl's study, Shepard is waiting for Sidney to recover some spirits, the earl's three concubines are now only one, the earl who has a tragic fate is afraid that he will completely collapse after knowing the news, Shepard also feels very helpless, the world is impermanent, and sometimes even the gods will feel involuntarily.
When the holy power in the holy water gradually took effect, expelling the remaining curse power in Sidney's body, and stimulating his body to regain energy, the bitter-faced vicissitudes of life finally regained some energy, but the first thing he did after regaining his strength was to grab Shepard's arm and say, "Shepard, you are my benefactor, can you tell me which god you believe in?" β
Shepard opened his mouth to answer, but after the words came to his lips for a while, he no longer had the original thoughts: "I believe in a god of unknown fame, named Tonatiu, the god of light. β
"God ......of Light," Sidney muttered to himself, praying with a look of devotion and gratitude on his face, "Great Lady of Wealth, thank you for your guidance on my lost journey, but now that I have fled from death, it is like a new life, and I can only trust in the god who saved me with all my heart, and may you forgive me for my betrayal......"
"Tonatiu, God of Light, thou hast let thy believers deliver me from the brink of death, and I have received your devotion to thank thee by your grace with my life and soul, thou art my lord and have given me a new life......"
Before Shepard could think of a way to guide this lost and troubled adventurer, Sidney had already consciously become his follower, completely ignoring whether this god of light was right or evil, and the thread of faith quietly connected the gods and believers, judging from the feedback of faith, this is still an out-and-out true believer.
There may be many other factors, but the domineering of the transcendent divine power [Divine Power Enlightenment] is really worthy of the amount of divine power consumed every time it is released.
When Sidney's prayer was over, he looked up at Shepard and said, "Shepard, I believe that it must be you and my Lord who have brought you here to save me from the brink of death, and I swore when I was in distress that I would serve the gods who could save me from this disaster with all my heart, and then you came!" β
Shepard was familiar with this kind of thing, and he also looked pious and a little excited: "Sidney, you are right, it must be the guidance of my lord that has led me to bring light to you and guide you on the path to liberation in the darkness. β
"You are my Redeemer and my guide into the arms of my Lord, Shepard, allow me to call you a mentor and a follower of you."
'Oh no, this is the first time that [Divine Power Enlightenment] has been used on humans, could it be that my current divine power level has increased, resulting in an enhanced effect, and Sidney has been washed out of his brain? β
Shepard was shocked, Sidney's appearance to say that his nature is like this, it is absolutely unbelievable, to say that he is too heavily affected by extraordinary divine power, plus Shepard himself is a true god clone, but others don't know, so the combination of these two factors, has such an immediate effect, but it can barely be believed.
It is also possible that Sidney's severe injuries at the beginning also left huge scars in his spiritual sea, so that his mental resistance was amazingly weak. β
With the help of the ontology to check Sidney's inner activities through the Godhead, Shepard felt that this speculation was very likely.
But in any case, Sidney has been determined to be his follower, and if his strong faith can allow him to heal the wounds of the spiritual sea, and then rely on divine grace to heal his physical wounds, the future of this person is still worth looking forward to.
He didn't refuse anymore, but asked casually: "Sidney, how did you get caught?" Aren't you going back to your hometown? β
Sidney, who was still a little weak, leaned against the wall, his head against the hard stone wall, his eyes moved up to look at the ceiling of the secret room, and muttered: "My business in my hometown has been done, I originally wanted to go to [Salantos], the city that only belongs to bows and arrows, but I didn't expect to provoke the people of the Church of Vengeance when I passed by here, and besides, I still have some of the blood of Yaling......"
Although the appearance of this vicissitudes of life does not show the slightest trace of Yaling-related characteristics, but this reason made Shepard suddenly realize that Hall had a dispute with the elven ancient god of the Old World, Zoronor, Shanlandre, in the turbulent years, and Zoronor, as the scapegoat's protector, was extremely hostile to Hall's three-no revenge theory, so it attracted the deep resentment of the god of revenge.
However, after the Yalingju moved to Elven Island, the small number of half-elves left on the Old Continent rarely traveled on the continent again, and they tended to gather in well-known friendly city-states, such as the city of Salantos, which believed in the Sharp Eye of Soronor.
It is precisely because of the extreme rarity of Yaling and elves that even a half-elf or half-breed with a part of the bloodline is sacrificed to Hall, which will give the god of revenge great pleasure, and this sick and perverted hobby makes the vast majority of Yankong's player groups deeply disgusted.
Shepard patted his friend and new follower on the shoulder comfortingly: "Don't worry, your revenge will be avenged soon, you can rest for a while, there are some things to talk about when we leave, I still have to clean up here." β
Seeing Sidney close his eyes in weariness, he stood up and examined the harvest in the chamber.
Needless to say, the books and scrolls on those shelves, whether they were powerful or precious magic scrolls, or the breathing methods, combat skill cultivation, precious secret rooms, etc., which were treasured by the Salibotta family, were all swept by him into the half-dimensional plane.
But thinking of the messy harvest in the half-plane, he couldn't help frowning, and at this time he saw the benefits of the mage, and a dozen trained mage servants could sort everything out and organize it in an orderly manner.
The constricted box could not stop his will, whether it was a delicate secret lock or an open lock that he had acquainted, he could only easily break or open.
Open all the chests, for an earl's family, gold and silver are just ordinary things, necessary for the development of the family, but not enough as precious treasures.
There is a temple testimony, a canonization document representing the status and territory of the nobility, which is the foundation of the nobility, as long as these things are not damaged, in any human city-state and country, as long as it is not a chaotic place that believes in evil gods outright, the identity of the nobility must be recognized.
Two chests of weapons and equipment of fine or delicate materials filled the chest, one of which was a set of full-body light armor, mixed with a small amount of pure gold with Mithril filament, with materials such as white copper, mild steel, and water-patterned iron, but the material itself was very valuable, making the texture of this set of light armor excellent in the delicate class, and even weighed only twice as much as leather armor.
The only problem is that this set of light armor is not enchanted, so it cannot change in size with the user's body, but for Shepard, it is a bit small, and can only be stored in the half-plane for temporary storage like other weapons and equipment.
Collecting the documents and treasured weapons and equipment of the Salibota family, what was left was some rare magical and magical items, but the most eye-catching of them was a fist-sized, vivid statue of a horse.
[Ludwig's glow mount (epic celestial horse), the legendary paladin Ludwig once saved a celestial horse that strayed into the main plane during his travels, and many years later, this celestial creature that accompanied him in the four directions also became an epic existence, but his whereabouts are unknown after Ludwig and Count Ghost Woman died together]
"Epic mounts...... But with the pride and bottom line of the celestial creatures, the Count who is in the company of evil will not be in its eyes at all, and the Salibota family has no treasures, and they can only be placed in the secret room as an ornament. β
Shepard played with the self-styled creature seal, carefully feeling the subtle vitality and pure celestial breath on it, which was not the half-hybrid aura of the Sunny Dog Apche, but the breath of a pure and genuine celestial epic creature.
Knowing that a little divine power would activate the seal that the proud horse had set for himself, Shepard put the sculpture away and released it when he was sure he could surrender it.
After the collection of the Salitotta family was swept away, those empty treasure chests made of solid wood or metal were also put away by Shepard with the mentality of recycling waste, although this is only one of the treasure troves of the Earl family's treasure collection, but the harvest has met Shepard's expectations, just the self-sealed celestial horse, which made him deeply feel that the trip was worthwhile.
After resting in the secret room for more than half an hour, Sidney was really tortured too much, and the swordsman did not take his physique as an advantage, so in the end there was no way, Shepard had to use magic to stimulate his vitality, and he was able to move freely in a short time, and the two of them left the earl's study that was burned to a mess.
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County of Salibota, Castle of the Salibota family.
This majestic and tall ancient castle that stands tall on the hill surrounded by dense forests is the true origin of the Salibota family, expanded three times, renovated four times, and after the Salibota family became counts, the mages supported by the family also took action, and several important locations were transformed into solid stone walls by magic.
It is two or three times larger than the mansion castle of Salibotta, and unlike the castle of the FranΓ§ois family estate, which stands proudly on a high ground like a giant sentinel, overlooking the nearby forests, plains, and the wide raging river in the distance.
However, the flames of war were once again raging outside the old castle, and the advance army led by Viscount Duris had set up camp near the castle, hundreds of soldiers were cutting down trees to make siege weapons, in addition to the five thousand newly arrived Tesser's troops also began to camp and rest, and dozens of new noble banners with the family crest of the nobles fluttering in the wind.
And the biggest and most eye-catching side undoubtedly belongs to the supreme commander of the Eastern Route Army in the war initiated by Tesser, one of the most famous nobles in the Tyser Kingdom, one of the members of the council who formed the Inform Parliament together with the royal family, and directly hastened the end of the civil war in the Tesser Kingdom.